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Aspen winter peak
Dec 20-Jan 3· Aspen, Colorado
The season Private jet
Why the circuit stops here
America’s alpine answer to Courchevel: for the holiday fortnight Aspen’s small-town airport becomes one of the busiest private-jet fields in the country and the Ajax slopes a deal floor.
The money signal
Aspen-Pitkin County routinely turns jets away over the holiday peak; landing slots are the scarce asset.
Who's there
US tech and finance billionaires, the LA contingent, the Aspen Institute donor class.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in December: Art Basel Miami Beach · Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: season finale · Alpine season opening · St. Barts New Year's